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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Mayo North East LEADER Partnership has informed my Departmentthat a claim f or payment has been received from the promoter of the project in question. I understand that there may be some issues in relation to the eligibility of the project which will be reviewed when the project file is submitted to my Department shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Capital funding for public water and wastewater schemes was provided under my Department's Water Services Investment Programmes (WSIP), copies of which are in the Oireachtas library. Details of capital expenditure recouped to North and South Tipperary from 2004 to 2013 in respect of water services is outlined in the table below . Table: WSIP expenditure recouped for years 2004 – 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The implementation of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a key Government priority and a major pillar of the Social Housing Strategy 2020, which I published on the 26 November last. The HAP scheme will bring all social housing supports provided by the State under the aegis of local authorities. The schemewill r emov e a barrier to employment by allowing recipients to remain in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Management Advisory Committee of my Department meet with the Minister and Ministers of State at regular intervals and the dates and attendance of such meetings in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 are set out in the tables below. Meetings between Ministers and individual members of the Management Advisory Committee take place on a regular basis as the business of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The number of Management Advisory Committee meetings held in my Department and those who attended for each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to end November 2014 is set out in the table below. Management Advisory Committee Meetings - Date of Meeting Attendees 1 10-Jan-11 Secretary General Geraldine Tallon, Assistant Secretaries Mary Moylan, Des Dowling, Mark Griffin, John McCarthy,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, provides the legislative basis for the Non-Principal Private Residence Charge. The NPPR Charge, which has since been discontinued, applied in the years 2009 to 2013 to any residential property in which the owner did not reside as their normal place of residence. It is a matter for an owner, whether resident in Ireland or elsewhere, to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: At this point in time, neither I nor any of the Ministers of State at my Department have any official foreign trips planned between now and the end of 2015, other than normal meetings of EU Environment Ministers.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Government continues to advance a range of measures that support volunteering and active citizenship. My Department funds a network of 21 Volunteer Centres. It also provides funding to Volunteer Ireland, the national volunteer development agency. The focus of Volunteer Ireland is to create an enabling environment for volunteering, to develop an ethos of volunteerism across all...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I understand that Mayo North East LEADER Partnership (MNELP)has received a claim for payment in relation to the project concerned and I expect this claim will be submitted by MNELP to my Department shortly for a review.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I assume that the Question refers to the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP). On foot of a legal challenge by another EU Member State , the European Court of Justice prohibited the publication of beneficiary detail. Because of this judgment Ireland has only published details of payments to the Local Action Groups that administer the Programme. In January 2014,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department's Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) is the largest social inclusion intervention of its kind in the State. The current Programme officially ended at the end of 2013 having operated for four years with funding of €281 million over that period.  It is being implemented on a transitional basis for 2014 with a budget of €47 million pending the roll...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish Water as an independent subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group (now Ervia) and assigned the necessary powers to allow Irish Water to undertake the metering programme. In common with meters for other utility services, the meters will be the property of Irish Water which will also be responsible for meter...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department has no responsibility for the provision of outdoor gym equipment as such. However, my Department has previously funded outdoor gym equipment under the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. Funding under that programme is now fully committed but I expect the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme to commence during 2015 and there is potential under this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department has been in contact with Mayo North East LEADER Partnership and I understand that they have not received any application in the name of the promoter referred to in the Question.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I understand that Mayo North East LEADER Partnership (MNELP) did receive an application for funding for a project from the promoter referred to in the Question. However , this project was deemed to be ineligible for funding under the Rural Development Programme and the promoter was notified of this decision by Mayo North East LEADER Partnership on 21 November 201 4.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Responsibility for the administration of the Rural Water Programme, which includes group sewerage schemes, has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. An increase in the grant for group sewerage schemes to €6,500 per house or 75% of the cost of the scheme, whichever is the lesser, was announced in December 2012. The previous rate of grant available was €2,031.58 per...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: An Fhoireann Rannach (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Mar chuid dá Phleanáil d’Fhórsa Saothair, rinne mo Roinn imscrúdú ar líon na bpost ina bhfuil inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge agus sa Bhéarla ag teastáil. Fuarthas nach bhfuil poist den chineál sin sa Roinn, ag an am seo, agus dá bhrí sin níl aon phoist faoi leith ainmnithe le riachtanas dátheangach. Tá é seo tugtha...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides the statutory framework for the Housing Assistance Payment ( HAP ). Under HAP, the social housing tenant sources the accommodation, the housing authority pays the landlord directly and the HAP household pays a rental contribution to the housing authority.Under section 36 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014, tenancies...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Services (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Shared services have been identified in the Local Government Efficiency Review and the Public Service Reform Plans as an important opportunity to make further savings in administrative costs, through streamlining and improving service delivery without impacting on front line services. This builds on practical experience , over many years, in the local government sector of local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Redeployment (16 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The information requested in respect of my Department is set out in the table below: Year Transfers to Co . Waterford Transfers from Co . Waterford 2010 2 5 2011 1 1 2012 0 0 2013 1 1 2014 1 1 My Department does not have offices in County Waterford. A number of staff transfers have been facilitated between my Department office in Wexford and...